2018 Iowa Attorney General election

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2018 Iowa Attorney General election
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  2014 November 6, 2018 2022  
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Candidate Tom Miller Marco Battaglia
Party Democratic Libertarian
Popular vote880,531262,131
Percentage76.5%22.8%

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Miller:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

Attorney General before election

Tom Miller
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Tom Miller
Democratic

The 2018 Iowa Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Attorney General of Iowa. The election was held concurrently with that year's gubernatorial election.

Contents

Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Tom Miller won re-election with 76.5% of the vote. [1] The Republican Party did not nominate anyone, but the Libertarian Party nominated Marco Battaglia. [2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tom Miller (incumbent) 157,483 99.7
Democratic Write-ins5460.3
Total votes158,029 100.0

Other candidates

Libertarian Party

Nominee

  • Marco Battaglia, 2014 gubernatorial candidate [3]

General election

Results

Tom Miller won re-election in landslide victory with 76.51% of the vote. [4]

2018 Iowa Attorney General election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tom Miller (incumbent) 880,531 76.51
Libertarian Marco Battaglia262,13122.78
Write-in 8,2370.72
Total votes1,150,899 100%
Democratic hold

By congressional district

Miller won all 4 congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican. [5]

DistrictMillerBattagliaRepresentative
1st 78%22% Abby Finkenauer
2nd 76%24% Dave Loebsack
3rd 76%24% Cindy Axne
4th 75%25% Steve King

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